What Fletcher Cox’s Extension Means For Von Miller

Adam Schefter got the news kicked off on reporting Fletcher Cox’s extension: six years, $103 million, $63 million guaranteed.  Mike Florio then followed up by giving out details of the deal.  Cox’s contract table has already been updated on Over The Cap.

This deal comes off the heels of Florio posting an opinion on the Von Miller negotiations, one that raised some eyebrows from Jason Fitzgerald, among others.  In reporting the details of Cox’s contract, Florio also crows a bit on that opinion piece, stating the following:

As noted earlier, this deal will make Broncos linebacker Von Miller very happy, giving him an apples-to-apples comparison that the Broncos will have a hard time characterizing as an anomaly or an aberration.

How does this opinion delivered by Florio stack up?  Let’s take a closer look.

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Thin Air’s Contact Form Is Operational Again

It was brought to my attention that the contact form was not working.  As it turned out, email capabilities were not yet activated on the new server instance that I moved this website to when we had server problems, back on May 11.  Therefore, if anyone has tried to use the contact form in the past month and has been unable to reach me, I would encourage you to now try again.

This post will also serve as a reminder that if anyone reading is interested in contributing to writing content, please feel free to contact me if you do not have a WordPress account already.  Also, you do not need to contact me to comment on posts–simply sign up with Disqus and join the discussion!

What To Keep In Mind Regarding Von Miller’s Contract

Joel Corry, a former sports agent who now writes for CBS Sports, shared his take on the Von Miller contract situation and what he expects will happen.

Summarizing some of his points:

• The framework is already in place. The $114.5M total over six years is not likely to change.
• Both Miller and the Broncos will need to make concessions on the finer points. For example, Miller should get more full guarantees than Olivier Vernon did but not the cash payout for the first season.
• Ndamukong Suh’s contract is an outlier in some aspects, so don’t expect Miller to exceed Suh’s contract in every way.
• The Broncos can afford to pay Miller as their franchise player for the next three years because quarterback Paxton Lynch will play on his rookie deal at a much lower salary. By the time Lynch is eligible for an extension (2019), Miller’s guaranteed money will likely run out.
• A deal likely won’t be reached until closer to the July 15 deadline for franchised players to sign long-term contracts with their teams.

I will expand on a few of these points.
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